The result is a very lightweight, somewhat flexible, durable piece. They shrink by about 1/3 to 1/2. The bubbles form away from the heat source, so you can choose to have concave bubbles or convex ones on the painted side, depending on which side is down when you iron. If you press hard, you get a flatter, thinner finished piece; mine reminded me of gold leaf. The size of the bubbles seems to depend on how hot the iron is, how long you iron, and how hard you press down. If you iron longer, you get interesting holes.
This afternoon, I sewed a few pieces down to a fabric background, and embellished them with beads and hand-dyed perle cotton to make a little pin (last photo). My friend Grace Howes brought this beautiful fabric and perle cotton back from England for me!
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So very cool!! I really like the one with the big bubbles best. Reminds me of some of the rock formations we saw in Cheddar Gorge in England.
ReplyDeleteumm, i never thought of this before, but the heated tyvek could work as a rubbing plate also, doncha think?...thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love your tyvek but have you tried it with the heat gun or a hair dryer as you get a great effect, hair dryer is much softer. I remember when it was discoverd in the uk in the nineties and it came from writing paper for lawyers, l have put it in wallhangings and have some beads i did in 1998 but there still good.
ReplyDeleteCould you give me details about 2008 art quilt internationl as google sent me here which l am glad of but can't find anything, and anything for next year,
Jill